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The Life You Built Around the Job (And Never Chose)

We had finally settled in a new state with new friends, new schools, and a rhythm to our days that had taken two years to build. And then in one afternoon, a truck going 60 didn't stop at a light, and my husband and my youngest son were in the car when it hit them. They both ended up alive but in...

Jul 21, 2026

No body prepares you for the fact that 'up' isn't the only career direction anymore.

I was scrolling through job listings with a friend last week who was recently laid off and about ten minutes in we were both frustrated. Not one of the postings clearly said "senior manager" or "director" the way we're used to seeing them. They said "head of," or "lead," or "officer," or some awk...

Jul 14, 2026

Why Being Behind is Not the Same as Being Off Course

I realized halfway through lunch today that I'd let the weekend pass without writing this week's Change Anchor. I typically carve out time in the early weekend mornings to focus on writing content, but with the 4th of July holiday and relentless family obligations, Monday came and went too. As I ...

Jul 07, 2026

The Two Words That Are Not Part of Honest Conversation

On Saturday this last week, I got into an argument with my husband. Now this is actually rare because typically we don't argue much at all. We've known each other since we were 13 years old and have spent almost half our life's together - but our story is not what this is about. This particular a...

Jun 30, 2026

What if AI Isn't Actually Your Problem

Every AI conversation I'm part of right now circles back to the same word: upskilling. Learn how to use the latest models, take more courses, build more agents and get them running together, get certified in as many things as you can. The message from every direction is loud. The people who lear...

Jun 23, 2026

What a perfect performance review may be hiding

Some of the best performance reviews of my career came during the years I was actually the most disconnected from the work. I want to tell you about a chapter in my own life that looked perfect from the outside. It was a time when my performance ratings were high, I was exceeding my targets and t...

Jun 16, 2026

Why High Achievers Get Stuck After a Layoff

Hey friend, Whether you've been laid off or you're still at your job, what if the thing slowing you down isn't a gap in your skills, your network, or your timing but the fact that you've never quite let yourself hear what you already know you have to say to yourself? The first time I was laid o...

Jun 09, 2026

The people around you feel it too.

As some of you know, my son Ben graduated high school recently and for a little while it seemed like he was lost in a way that's hard to explain. Not in a dramatic way, not falling apart. Just... unanchored. He’s been restless in a way that made him hard to reach. You could feel the tension under...

Jun 02, 2026

The tired that has nothing to do with sleep

There's a specific kind of tired that has nothing to do with how much sleep you got. My phone had already sent me multiple notifications before I had even started my coffee this morning. All AI-related. A new tool update, multiple news alerts including OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman’s take on the job ap...

May 26, 2026 burnout continualchange overwhelm

The Moment Everything Changed

Some pivotal moments announce themselves. Others just quietly become the moment everything changed. I had a conversation this past week that has continued to echo in the back of my mind. Someone I've known for years who is smart, educated, with decades of experience in tech and is the kind of pe...

May 19, 2026

You Are the Author of What Comes Next

Seasons change. I tell my kids this when one of them is deep inside something hard and convinced it will always feel exactly this way forever. Some are longer than others. Some feel like they will never end. But you can always depend on the season changing at some point. Even if the change is so...

May 12, 2026

The one word that changes how you see yourself

Hey friend, I almost didn't send this. Not because I didn't have anything to say but because two weeks passed without a newsletter landing in your inbox, and I kept waiting for the right moment to come back. The one where I had everything wrapped up and the gap explained perfectly. That moment do...

May 05, 2026

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The Change Anchor: Anchored in Possibility

A weekly newsletter on resiliency, career navigation, and staying anchored when the ground shifts. One human truth. One behavioral insight. One thing to sit with. Sent every Tuesday..

The Change Anchor: Anchored in Possibility

A weekly newsletter on resiliency, career navigation, and staying anchored when the ground shifts. One human truth. One behavioral insight. One thing to sit with. Sent every Tuesday..

The Change Anchor: Anchored in Possibility

A weekly newsletter on resiliency, career navigation, and staying anchored when the ground shifts. One human truth. One behavioral insight. One thing to sit with. Sent every Tuesday..

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